--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote: > > On Apr 20, 2012, at 5:29 PM, sparaig wrote: > > > You quoted the Cambridge Handbook about TM. That is the > > authors' attitude on the subject. > > It's not an "attitude". It's plainly citing evidence and > what that evidence shows. > > > Given that they believe what they say, why would they > > bother to include TM in studies? > > It's a general survey of meditation research in general, so > that's why it includes TM.
Jeez. Good luck trying to get a straight answer from Vaj. The Cambridge Handbook includes (dismissively) TM in its survey, as the quote Vaj posted demonstrates. The study Vaj cited did not include any TMers (Xeno listed the types of meditation practiced by the subjects).